Suzanne Iwai

Review of Cross Media Ltd.

As a fairly new part of Imperial College White Cit...

As a fairly new part of Imperial College White City campus this seemingly deceptive quiet enclave of bio engineering and innovation is a quiet bystander amongst the giant columns of 'alumini' steel. The building actually houses a number of post grad and industrial science entrepreneurs who may start out with the barest of ideas to create a new product or a research programme taking on a hitherto unpopular and unchartered area of medicine or bio diversity but finishes on a crescendo of discovery, and a credible product to put on sale. There are labs on the lower floors and think tanks or think spaces on upper levels, divided into tiny cells with sliding glass doors where the bones of the project are translated from the drawing board to the production line and from there to the general public. We attended an open evening here to hear about what's been happening so far and how the general direction of the new Hackspace will allow residents the valuable chance to use some of the college's facilities after main lectures or work in collaboration with one of the undergraduates.